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"34 John Newton Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 4 August 1725. Died: 21 December 1807 | Clergyman | Abolitionist |

I am still in the land of the dying; I shall be in the land of the living soon.

Land Dying Living
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The chief and grand means of edification, without which all other helps will disappoint us, and prove like clouds without water—are the Bible and prayer—the Word of grace and the Throne of grace.

Edification Bible Prayer Word
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Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.

Memory Sinner Christ Savior
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This is faith: a renouncing of everything we are apt to call our own and relying wholly upon the blood, righteousness and intercession of Jesus

Faith Righteousness Jesus
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God sometimes does His work with gentle drizzle, not storms.

God Work Gentle Storms
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If you once love Him, you will study to please Him

You Love Study Please
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Self-righteousness can feed upon doctrines—as well as upon works!

Self-righteousness Doctrines Works
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But that we are so totally depraved, is a truth which no one ever truly learned by being only told it.

Depraved Truth Learned
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Let us chide our cold unfeeling hearts and pray for a coal of fire from the heavenly altar to send us home in a flame of love to him who has thus loved us.

Hearts Pray Fire Love
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But though my disease is grievous, it is not desperate; I have a gracious and infallible Physician. I shall not die — but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

Disease Desperate Die Live
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Who is there who speaks and it happens—unless the Lord has ordained it?

Speaks Happens Lord Ordained
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The appearance of an angel from heaven could add nothing to the certainty of the declarations he has already put into our hands

Angel Heaven Certainty Declerations
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If we seem to get no good by attempting to draw near to Him, we may be sure we will get none by keeping away from Him.

Godd Draw near Keeping away
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I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be, and by the grace of God I am what I am

Hope World Grace God
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Amazing grace! how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, Was blind but now i see

Amazing grace Sound Saved Lost
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Thou art coming to a King, large petitions with thee bring, for His grace and power are such none can ever ask too much

King Petitions Grace Power
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I endeavored to renounce society, that I might avoid temptation. But it was a poor religion; so far as it prevailed, only tended to make me gloomy, stupid, unsociable, and useless

Society Temptation Religion Stupid
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Christ has taken our nature into Heaven to represent us; and has left us on earth, with His nature, to represent Him.

Christ Nature Heaven Earth
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Our work is great; our time is short; the consequences of our labors are infinite.

Work Time Labors Infinite
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The best advice I can give you: Look unto Jesus, beholding his beauty in the written word.

Best advice Jesus Beauty Word
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Whether men are pleased or not, we will, we must, worship the Lamb that was slain.

Men Pleased Worship Lamb
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I am persuaded that love and humility are the highest attainments in the school of Christ and the brightest evidences that He is indeed our Master.

Persuaded Love Humility Christ
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How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear.

Name Jesus Believer's Fears
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A real friendship should not fade as time passes, and should not weaken because of space separation.

Friendship Fade Time Weaken
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We serve a gracious Master who knows how to overrule even our mistakes to his glory and our own advantage.

Serve Master Mistakes Glory
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Faith upholds a Christian under all trials, by assuring him that every painful dispensation is under the direction of his Lord.

Faith Christian Trials Lord
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Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home.

Dangers Grace Safe Home
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There are many who stumble in the noon-day, not for want of light, but for want of eyes.

Stumble Want Light Eyes
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Every drop of rain hits its appointed target.

Every Rain Appointed Target
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Zeal without knowledge is like expedition to a man in the dark.
Zeal Knowledge Man Dark
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By affliction prayer is quickened, for our prayers are very apt to grow languid and formal in a time of ease.

Affliction Prayer Grow Time
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If we venture beyond the pale of Scripture, we are...exposed to all the illusions of imagination and enthusiasm.

Venture Scripture Illusions Imagination
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A soul disengaged from the world is a heavenly one; and then are we ready for heaven when our heart is there before us.

Soul World Heaven Heart
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Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God!

Glorious Spoken City God
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John Newton Quotes & Sayings